- the laver:
- "Thou shalt also makeª° a laverª [of] brass,ª and his footª [also of] brass,ª to washª° [withal]: and thou shalt putª° it between¹ the tabernacleª of the congregationª and the altar,ª and thou shalt putª° waterª therein.¹ ... So they shall washª° their handsª and their feet,ª that they dieª° not:¹ and it shall be¹ a statuteª for¹ ever² to them, [even] to him and to his seedª throughout their generations.ª" {Exd 30:18-21} + "And thou shalt setª°¹ the laverª between¹ the tentª of the congregationª and the altar,ª and shalt putª° waterª therein.¹" {Exd 40:7} + "And he setª°¹ the laverª between¹ the tentª of the congregationª and the altar,ª and putª° waterª there,¹ to washª° [withal]. ... When they wentª° into¹ the tentª of the congregation,ª and when they came nearª° unto¹ the altar,ª they washed;ª° as¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Moses.ª" {Exd 40:30-32} + "And he madeª°¹ a moltenª° sea,ª tenª cubitsª from the one brimª¹ to¹ the other:ª [it was] roundª all about,ª and his heightª [was] fiveª cubits:ª and a lineª°² of thirtyª cubitsª did compassª° it round about.ª ... And it [was] an hand breadthª thick,ª and the brimª thereof was wroughtª like the brimª of a cup,ª with flowersª of lilies:ª it containedª° two thousandª baths.ª" {1Kg 7:23-26} + "Then madeª° he tenª laversª of brass:ª oneª laverª containedª° fortyª baths:ª [and] everyª laverª was fourª cubits:ª [and] upon¹ every oneª of the tenª basesª oneª laver.ª" {1Kg 7:38} + "I will washª° mine handsª in innocency:ª so will I compassª° thine¹ altar,ª O LORD:ª" {Psa 26:6} + "In that¹ dayª there shall be¹ a fountainª openedª° to the houseª of Davidª and to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª for sinª and for uncleanness.ª" {Zch 13:1} + "Jesusª saithª° to him,ª He that is washedª° needethª¹ notª²° saveª to washª° [his] feet,ª butª isª° cleanª every whit:ª andª yeª areª° clean,ª butª notª all.ª" {Jhn 13:10} + "Notª byª worksª ofª righteousnessª whichª weª have done,ª° butª according¹ to² his²¹ mercyª he savedª° us,ª byª the washingª of regeneration,ª andª renewingª of the Holyª Ghost;ª ... Whichª he shedª° onª usª abundantlyª throughª Jesusª Christª ourª Saviour;ª" {Tts 3:5-6} + "[Which stood] onlyª inª meatsª andª drinks,ª andª diversª washings,ª andª carnalª ordinances,ª imposedª° [on them] untilª the timeª of reformation.ª" {Hbr 9:10} + "Little children,ª let²° no manª deceiveª° you:ª he that doethª° righteousnessª isª° righteous,ª even asª heª isª° righteous.ª" {1Jn 3:7} + "Andª fromª Jesusª Christ,ª [who is] the¹ faithfulª witness,ª [and] the¹ first begottenª ofª the¹ dead,ª andª the¹ princeª of the¹ kingsª of the¹ earth.ª Unto him that lovedª° us,ª andª washedª° usª fromª ourª sinsª inª his own²¹ blood,ª" {Rev 1:5}, looking glasses, or, brazen glasses, The word maroth, from raah, to see, denotes reflectors, or mirrors, of any kind. That these could not have been looking glasses, as in our translation, is sufficiently evident, not only from the glass not being then in use, but also from the impossibility of making the brazen laver of such materials. The first mirrors known among men, were the clear fountain and unruffled lake. The first artificial ones were made of polished brass, afterwards of steel, and when luxury increased, of silver; but at a very early period, they were made of a mixed metal, particularly of tin and copper, the best of which, as Pliny informs us, were formerly manufactured at Brundusium. When the Egyptians went to their temples, according to St. Cyril, they always carried their mirrors with them. The Israelitish women probably did the same; and Dr. Shaw says, that looking-glasses are still part of the dress of Moorish women, who carry them constantly hung at their breasts.
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